Everyone I know seems to be diagnosed (or self diagnosed) with some kind of mental disorder. It's one of the defining traits of the zoomer generation. I know it's considered a kind of blasphemy, but I really think therapy is hurting our culture.
Therapy trains people to only think about themselves. If someone isn't completely perfect, we're told to cut them out of our lives. If your dad gets upset because you're not doing chores, he's abusive. If she doesn't text back after 2 minutes, she's avoidant. It just adds a really sick and toxic layer to every single social interaction.
People aren't perfect. I know I've done things that upset people in the past and people around me have made mistakes. It's called being human. Not every mistake or miscalculation is a product of evil manipulation or mental illness. Therapy seems to make the self the center of the world and reduces every relationship to something transactional. "My way or the highway."
I think that's part of the reason why our generation is so lonely. It's hard to really bond with people when you're constantly afraid of being a victim. You really need to be forgiving and be willing to see the best in people if you wanna make it in this world.
It also trains you to never take accountability for your own part in any conflict or troubling situation in your life. Even suggesting that someone engage in self reflection is considered toxic. That’s why therapy is so addictive — the person you’re paying to listen to your problems is validating every single one of your own toxic traits.
Issue at work? Blame the boss or colleague. Fight with your girlfriend/boyfriend? Dump their toxic ass. Strict parents? How dare they; cut those monsters off. Can’t deal with the stress and depression all of these toxic people in your life are causing you? Help yourself to this menu of SSRIs.
Life is easy when it’s always everyone else’s fault and never your own. I almost admire the grift.
It’s essentially professional gaslighting. The mental health industrial complex carved out a sweet little evil empire for themselves with the full support of big pharma.
"trains you not to be accountable". You know other than no vax no job b.s stopping me being a psych the other is this! I'm too blunt for the job especially after the last few year's and I'd be reported to AHPRA for being a bitch 🙄🥴🤦😆 And finally I believe majority who would go is the problem and those who should go wouldn't.